President Trump and Vice President Pence praised the military dog "Conan" in the Rose Garden of the White House on the 25th, and his outstanding performance in the raid on ISIS leader Baghdadi.
Although Trump was the first to break the "tradition of all U.S. presidents who have dogs", he did not touch Conan during the praise ceremony, but Trump still strongly praised the dog: "Conan is brave and difficult to entangle, and he is our best warrior."
Trump said Conan would receive formal commendations and medals to be displayed inside the White House.
When First Lady Melania was asked if she would adopt Conan as the pet of her 13-year-old son Barron, Melania resolutely refused.
Pence praised Conan as a true hero, unlike Trump, Pence is a dog lover, and when the president speaks, Pence constantly strokes Conan's head, and Conan seems to be the chief, constantly wagging his tail to show him overtures.
Trump also praised the excellent performance of Conan's special forces, but because ISIS still has remnants that have not yet been eliminated, in order to protect the identity of special forces from retaliation, Trump said he regretted that they could not participate in the praise ceremony.
Conan continued to persecute Baghdadi during the campaign, leading to the final Baghdadi to the end, Trump once tweeted that he was an American hero, and attached a composite photo, by Trump holding a medal hanging on Conan's body.
At the time, the president joked on Twitter: "Conan will leave the Middle East and return to the United States next week, and it would be better if this picture could come true!" ”
Unexpectedly, a month later, Trump officially held a ceremony to personally praise Conan.
Trump said: "Conan has been very badly hurt ... They thought [it] might not recover, but it recovered quickly after participating in a very important raid. ”
Trump said: "This dog is really incredible. ”
"It was amazing! So clever! ”
Trump was full of praise, saying conan had not "retired" and was in the "golden age" of his career.
U.S. Defense Department officials said Conan was part of the Army's Delta Force that carried out the raid and is believed to be injured by an electric shock and is currently recovering.
Conan served in the Special Forces for 4 years and participated in about 50 missions.
The U.S. War Dogs Association, a nonprofit organization, says the military dogs serving in the U.S. military are usually Belgian Marinos, German and Dutch Shepherds.
These varieties were chosen "because they are highly aggressive and athletic, intelligent and loyal".
Belgian Marinos are now in a rising price, and breeders have revealed that even some people are willing to buy them for $85,000 (about 600,000 yuan).
The owner of the breeding farm, Ruidoso Malinois, which provides dogs to the U.S. military, is the largest professional breeding farm for Marinos in the United States, and the owner of the breeding farm said that after President Trump publicly praised the meritorious military dogs on Twitter, the number of people asking about the Belgian Marynolls surged.
Each adult Maryknoll dog usually sells for $16,000 (about 112,500 yuan), and recently there have been people willing to buy a Maryknoll for $85,000, almost five times the original price, and buyers prefer large dogs.
However, the Marino is not the breed that most people need, this is not the kind of dog breed that can be kept in the backyard and walk the dog every day, but requires a lot of training and exercise.
But most of the owners who came to inquire did not understand that this epidemic may cause some Marinos to be unable to obtain healthy and sound treatment. (End)